Data compiled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Commerce Department notes housing starts held firm in July. Officials said housing starts inched up 0.9 percent last m...
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The Senate Banking Committee will vote on the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Aug. 23. The committee is expected to approve the nomination, ...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) maintains consumer confidence in the newly-built single-family homes market remains firm. Officials said the Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) ...
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Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) is asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study ways that small businesses and entrepreneurs can better access resources to obtain intellectual property pro...
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Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) were among the speakers at the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Union’s Bank S...
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A research firm is estimating cybercrimes will result in the theft of 146 billion personal and financial data records globally over the next five years. Findings generated by Juniper Research also...
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Women in the financial services are not progressing into senior positions at the same rate as other industries, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report revealed tha...
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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) maintains financial literacy is essential to prevent service members and their families from being fiscally exploited. “Service members and their f...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized an amendment last week that allows certain banks and financial institutions to be exempt from sending annual privacy notices to their customer...
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The Institute of American Auditors (IAA) has released a report examining the need to bolster industry agility and innovation. Officials said the examination addresses both topics on multiple fronts...
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The National Credit Union Administration is seeking new ways to support minority credit unions for the vital role they play in providing affordable financial services in underserved communities, NCUA ...
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U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) is lauding the recent establishment of new Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service small business deduction guidelines. Chabot, U.S. House Committee on Sma...
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The Wells Fargo / Gallup Small Business Index maintains the optimism level of small-business owners is higher than at any point in the survey’s 15-year history. The latest quarterly survey, which...
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The Investment Company Institute (ICI) voiced its support for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed Standards of Conduct for Investment Professionals but did offer some modificatio...
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Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) officials are encouraging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to proceed with a regulation requiring financial professionals act in their clients’ best i...
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced a bill this week that would provide paid parental leave for American working families. The bill would establish a national...
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Automotive industry organizations are lending support to a measure designed to reform the tariff process under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and increase congressional oversight. S...
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U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) is encouraging leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee to consider a bill that would update the U.S. tax code for small businesses. In a letter to Committee C...
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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Corey Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to prohibit banks from charging overdraft fees on certain purchases when customers do not have enough funds in their acco...
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) touted the inclusion of several provisions in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that focus on helping small businesses. The annual defense funding bil...
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